Quick-Reference Psychology Guides

The following are various quick references guides, primers, and charts pertaining to psychology and
related disciplines. As I write or come across other interesting quick-reference tools, I will add
them to this list. If you notice that any of the links don't work
(or, worse yet, that any sites require a fee!), please send me a short
note.

CAUTION

The information provided by the following sites is for educational purposes only and does not
replace discussions with and/or diagnoses by appropriate healthcare providers. If you or
someone you know is experiencing difficulties of a psychological nature, see your family
physician (alternatively, see the Professional Associations section of my
Psychology Resources links, which
provides phone numbers of organisations that will be glad to direct you to the appropriate
resources).

Quick-Reference Psychology Lists: Part I
(Eddy Elmer)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/eeplist1.htm
Lists and charts for stages, scales, and classifications to which psychologists frequently refer.
This is meant to be used mainly as a study guide to jog your memory. Part one includes: major brain
divisions; menstrual cycle and behavior; role of MAO in behavior; biological rhythms; stability of
Big 5 personality traits over time; aging and cognitive abilities; development of children's
conceptions of death; and common defence mechanisms.

Key Psychological and Social Statistics: Part I
(Eddy Elmer)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/eestat1.htm
Continually updated document listing key psychological and social statistics. This is simply a
general, quick-reference guide for study purposes; the statistics are not meant to be quoted. The
list is completely random.

Common Exogenous Psychoactive Agents
(Eddy Elmer)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/eedrug1.htm
4 simplified pharmaceutical charts organise exogenous depressant, stimulant, analgesic and
"narcotic", and hallucinogenic drugs. Also included is a brief listing of common neurotransmitters,
their various functions, and their locations in the brain.

Expert Consensus Guideline Series:
Treatment Guidelines to Answer the Most Difficult Questions Facing Clinicianshttp://www.psychguides.com
"Practical [research-based] clinical recommendations based on a wide
survey of expert opinion.
The guidelines are user-friendly and relevant to your everyday clinical work. Each publication
includes quantified results of the whole survey on which the recommendations are based, so readers
can examine the experts' responses to the questions." The clinician guides are very detailed and
cover: agitation in older persons with dementia; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD);
behavioral emergencies; bipolar disorder; depressive disorders in older patients; depression in
women; epilepsy; obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); psychiatric and behavioral problems in mental
retardation; post-traumatic stress disorder; schizophrenia; and optimisation of pharmacologic
treatment of psychotic disorders.

Development of Non-Directive Therapy
(Nathaniel J. Raskin, University of Chicago)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/ndtdev.htm
Originally published in the Journal of Consulting Psychology (1948, 12, 92-110), this
paper describes the historical development of non-directive therapy.

Understanding the Person-Centered Approach to Therapy
(Godfrey Barrett-Lennard, PhD)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/cctqs.htm
Replies to various questions and misconceptions about person-centered therapy.

Guidelines for Beginning to Practice Client-Centered Therapy
(Barbara Brodley, Illinois School of Professional Psychology)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/ttips.htm
Excellent list of tips for the beginner.

Psychodynamic Approaches to Career Development and Counselling
(Carla Jacinto, Ruth Woo, Eddy Elmer, Simon Fraser University)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/career.htm
Basic primer on psychodynamic theories of Freud, Erikson, and Adler as applied to career
development and career counselling.

Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media
(Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
http://www.afsp.org/education/recommendations/5/1.htm or
http://www.sprc.org/library/sreporting.pdf
"The reporting of suicide by news media can have a strong influence on readers and viewers. At
best, media can increase awareness of depression and other mental illness and inform audiences
about suicide prevention; at worst, stories on suicide can communicate suicidal ideation. The
imitation or copycat response depends on the type of suicide story, as well as the age of the
audience. To assist journalists, recommendations on suicide reporting have been developed by a
collaboration of experts" (Suicide Prevention Resource Center).

Basic Flowchart for Research Planning and Design
(Eddy Elmer)http://www.eddyelmer.com/tools/eerdes.htm
A simple chart outlining the general research process, including steps for mediating specific
confounds.